Three start-ups are aiming to create gene-edited babies. Columnist Michael Le Page has no doubt that editing our offspring ...
A new CRISPR approach can control genes without cutting DNA, opening a safer path for treating genetic diseases. A newly developed form of CRISPR at UNSW Sydney points to a safer way of treating ...
The ‘mosquito factory’ breeding genetically-engineered insects to fight malaria - IN FOCUS: Malaria cases have skyrocketed in ...
A recent study finds that certain psychiatric disorders have considerable genetic overlap. But these genes aren’t the whole ...
It has been claimed that because most of our DNA is active, it must be important, but now human-plant hybrid cells have been ...
A new study finds that at least one Archaea has surprisingly flexibility when interpreting genetic code, which goes against a ...
A major evolutionary theory says most genetic changes don’t really matter, but new evidence suggests that’s not true. Researchers found that helpful mutations happen surprisingly often. The twist is ...
A microscopic flaw in the brain’s cellular scaffolding can shape brain size for life.
A vanishingly rare genetic glitch in a single enzyme can erase a newborn’s brain cells in a matter of weeks, leaving doctors ...